If it were up to me
She would know that
She'll be the one
When i'm dead will use my bed
And she'll spend her life
Thinking of us and making a fuss
If it were up to me
She would know that
Our love
Is the best love
If it were up to me
Yes, our love
Is real love
So just let it be
If it were up to me by Rooney
Lily walked up the stairs to the girls' dormitory. She opened the door to the seventh years' room, and walked in.
She saw Sara sitting on her bed, doing her homework. Her eyes were red, and there was still some tears leaking out of them.
"I can't believe he would do this to me!" She paused. "Okay, maybe I do. But we had been going out for a long time! And all the time, he was cheating on me!"
"Actually, he didn't cheat on you." Lily told her.
"What do you mean? Of course he did!" Sara said.
Lily sighed. "On Tuesday night, Sirius and Peter were tormenting Snape. I saw them in the hallway, and I told them to stop. I walked with Sirius and Peter up to the common room. Sirius didn't have time to be with Tiffany. He didn't cheat on you."
Sara waited for a second, and then narrowed her eyes, and said, "He told you to tell me that, didn't he?"
"No, he didn't, Sara." Lily told her. "Believe me."
"Why does everyone tell me to believe them?" Sara yelled. "I know they're lying! But they always say 'Believe me, Sara!' What if I don't want to believe them? What if they're always lying to me? What if I'm sick of it?"
Lily waited for a few seconds.
"Are you done?" Lily asked.
"Yes,"
"Okay. Good. You can believe me or not, think whatever you want. But you and Sirius are perfect for each other. I don't want you two to break up because of something that's not true."
"Hey, Sirius," James said as he walked in the boys' dormitory.
Sirius was sitting on his bed, staring out the window. James had never seen Sirius so sad, and it sort of disturbed him.
"I didn't cheat on Sara." Sirius said.
"I know, Padfoot." James said.
"But she won't believe me."
"Then, you have to make her believe you." James said, grinning.
"How?" Sirius asked, glumly.
"We have to have proof. Well, Lily is telling Sara right now that on Tuesday night, you were picking on Snape. But you know how stubborn Sara is. So, we have to think of another way…"
"Sara got her homework turned in, so she'll be at Hogsmeade tomorrow," James told his fellow Marauders.
"Good." They all replied.
"Plan 'S.S.' into action!" Peter said.
"S.S.? What the hell is S.S.?" James and Remus asked.
"Sirius and Sara." Wormtail said, as if it was obvious.
Sirius was being unusually quiet.
Since Thursday night, all he could think about was Sara. What if they never got back together again? Would he ever get over her? What if 'The Plan' didn't work?
All these 'What ifs' kept popping up in his head. They were driving him mad.
But one thing was for sure. He would never get over Sara, no matter how hard he tried.
"Hey, Katie?" Lily whispered.
"Yeah?"
"I need you to help me. But you can't let Sara know anything about this."
"Okay?" Katie said, looking confused.
Lily looked around the common room to make sure Sara wasn't there. "We're going to try to get Sara and Sirius back together."
"And did you devise this little plan all by yourself?" Katie asked.
"Well, no," Lily admitted. "It was actually James's idea."
"Oh, really?" Katie asked. "Well, I'm kind of 'Anti-James' at the moment."
"I know he's an idiot." Lily said. "But he's kind of a smart idiot."
Oh no. Did I just say that out loud? Lily thought. No one is supposed to know that I like James! Merlin, why did I just say that? Katie will figure out and-
"Whatever." Katie said, interrupting Lily thoughts.
Katie paused for a moment, and then said, "Okay, what's the plan?"
Lily grinned.
"Hey, Sara," Katie said.
"Hey." Sara said, sadly.
This is so stupid. Lily thought. They're both miserable. Why can't Sara see that Sirius misses her like crazy? And she knows that she misses him.
"We're leaving for Hogsmeade now. Do you want to come with us?" Katie asked her.
"I dunno, I don't think I'm gunna go to Hogsmeade today."
Shit, Katie thought.
Shi-I mean crap, Lily thought.
"But you got that homework done so that you could go, and now you're not going to?" Lily asked.
"I dunno I just don't feel like going."
"Come on," Lily said. "It will take your mind off of Sirius."
Sara glared out the window. She sighed.
"Fine, I'll go."
"Okay," Lily whispered to James. "Sara's coming."
The Marauders and Lily were standing in the hallway, waiting to be let outside. It was raining, so they had to wait in the Great Hall until they were sent out to the carriages.
"Alright," James said, "Make sure you meet us in the Three Broomsticks at two thirty."
"Okay." Lily said. "See you guys later."
James watched Lily walk away.
"Merlin, she's hott." He said.
Sara and Katie walked into the hallway, and saw Lily walking away from the Marauders.
"Hey." Lily said.
"Why were you talking with them?" Sara asked, glaring at the Marauders.
"I don't know" Lily lied. "James was trying to ask me out again. He's such an idiot."
Sara nodded.
"Well, the carriages are here," Katie said. "Let's go."
The girls got an empty carriage, and they took their seats.
A few minutes later, the Marauders came in.
"All the compartments are full." Remus lied.
"Are you sure that all of the other ones are full?" Lily asked them.
"Every single one." James lied.
Now, a four person carriage is very tight for seven people, so everyone had to sit very close. Which was exactly how James had planned it.
Sirius sat next to Sara, and she tried to squish as close to the window as she could.
James sat next to Lily. She glared at him, and squished as close to the side of the carriage as she could.
James grinned. He yawned and stretched, putting his arm around Lily.
"Please get off of me." Lily said through clenched teeth.
"No." He replied.
Lily bit his hand, and James let out a scream. Lily smirked.
Remus sat next to Katie. Everyone knows that they've had a crush on each other for years. Ever since the Marauders visited James house, (which, unfortunately for Katie was right next to her house) she had liked Remus. He was funny, nice, and not an idiot like the rest of the Marauders. She had just gone out with James to try to get her mind off of Remus, since she didn't think he was interested in her.
How very wrong she was. Remus didn't like her when he first saw her. Well, he thought she was nice, but he didn't like like her. But after being friends with the Marauders, who liked to spend as much time with the girls as possible, he had gotten to know Katie better. He also got a crush on her. But she obviously wasn't interested in him, so he tried to get over her. Key word: tried.
It was a long ride to Hogsmeade station with Lily trying to avoid James' flirting, and Sara staring out the window, and Sirius staring at her. And Katie and Remus blushing every time their legs accidentally touched. Peter was kind of left out. He just kind of sat there, watching everyone.
When they got to Hogsmeade, everyone was in such a hurry to get out of the stuffy carriage that everyone got squished in the doorway.
When they finally got out, the girls and the boys went their separate ways. The Marauders- Zonko's Joke Shop; the girls- Merlin! Muggle clothing store.
Katie and Sara found a few things that they liked, so they went in the fitting room while Lily kept looking for something that wouldn't clash with her bright red hair.
While waiting for a room to change in, Sara and Katie couldn't help overhearing a yelled conversation from one of the rooms to another.
"She's so gullible," they heard Tiffany Scott say.
"Who?" an identical voice asked. Sara guessed it was Tiffany's twin sister, Brittany.
"Sara Matthews, Sirius' ex." Tiffany replied. "She actually believed that Sirius was cheating on her."
"Well, that was the plan, wasn't it?"
"Yeah, but she is so gullible. She'll believe anything."
"So it worked? Sirius is single, right?"
"Yep. Free to date anyone he pleases."
"Guess who's getting a date with Mr. Gorgeous!" Brittany said in a sing song voice.
Katie looked at Sara. She had a horrified look on her face, and tears were rolling down from her eyes. She dropped all of the clothes that were in her hands and ran out of the store. Katie set her clothes on the chair next to her and ran after Sara. As soon as Lily saw them, she followed suit.
(Meanwhile at Zonko's)
"Hey, Sirius!" James yelled from across the store. "Check this out!"
James took a candy from a basket that said "Try me!", and offered it to Sirius.
Sirius popped it in his mouth and then started clucking like a chicken every time he opened his mouth.
All the Marauders burst out laughing and some passing girls starting giggling too. When the spell wore off, even Sirius grinned.
"That's the first time I saw you smile since Thursday night." Remus pointed out.
Then, Sara came running in, followed by Katie and Lily.
Sara ran up to Sirius and put her arms around him. She was crying in his shoulder, and her voice was muffled.
"I'm so sorry that I didn't believe you," She sobbed. "I should've known you would never do that to me. I'm really sorry." She looked up at Sirius through her tears. "Can you ever forgive me?"
Sirius looked bewildered for a few minutes, and everyone waited for his response with baited breathe.
He grinned and didn't say anything, but leaned down and kissed Sara.
"Of course."
Everyone smiled.
"What made her change her mind?" Remus asked Katie.
"We overheard Tiffany and her sister, and they basically said it was a set up."
"So we're spying now, are we?" Remus asked, slyly.
"Well, they were kind of yelling it across the store! We couldn't help but hear them." Katie said, defensively.
While Lily and James were having the same conversation, they all walked to the Three Broomsticks, Sara and Sirius hand in hand.
A/N: Sorry this took forever! I've been really busy. I just finished my science fair project, and I was grounded. I finally can write more. YAY! BTW: I got the candy that made Sirius cluck like a chicken from the Prisoner of Azkaban movie.
Coming up next: What the Marauders do to people who trick their girlfriends. And what happened to that kissy lipstick?
